USS Johnson wreck found
After nearly 77 years undisturbed on the floor of the Pacific, the USS Johnston — sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf — has...
Attack Class Patrol Boats in Northern Australia podcast
The latest Australian Naval History podcast tells the colourful story of the Attack Class patrol boats in northern Australia. It includes the gripping story of the loss...
Metal pirates threaten AE1
Scavengers, trophy hunters and “metal pirates” are looting the treasures under the seas – and there are fears Australia’s first submarine could be next,...
The origins of ANZUS
By Peter Edwards*
When was the Australian–American alliance founded, and by whom? Over the past eight decades, those questions have often been debated, usually with...
Gentlemen yachtsmen who volunteered
The following is the speech given by Janet Billett at the unveiling of a plaque at the Australian War Memorial in memory of the RANVR...
Naval history podcasts Season 6 begins 30 Aug
Season 6 of the highly rated Australian Naval History podcasts will be launched on 30 August. The series is produced by the Naval Studies Group at the...
Japan’s naval flag a point of contention
South Korea -- Koreas, China and other Asian countries say the flag is a reminder of Japan's wartime atrocities, and is comparable to the...
New theory on Melbourne-Voyager collision
A veteran of HMAS Melbourne share his theory surrounding the tragic Melbourne-Voyager collision 57 years ago.
It was the nation's largest peacetime tragedy, which killed...
How my father earned the Arctic Star
By Hamish McDonald*
It began when my brother Andrew noticed the British Ministry of Defence had belatedly recognised in 2012 that the wartime arctic convoys...
WWII vessel found at 6444m deep
Two former Navy officers have found wreckage of a U.S. ship that sank in the Philippine Sea 76 years ago in what's being hailed...